For my project, I have decided to create a series of RGB keyboard profiles that will change as the user interacts with it. Ideally, the final profile I create will feature designs that move on their own as well as specific user-initiated actions.
Through experimenting with the profiling software, I’ve found that animation is possible by setting the lights of each individual key to a series of keyframes, much like in more traditional animation. This means my next steps will be to:
- Determine the kinds of animations that will be set to the keyboard, and how those animations will interact with the user
- Map out animations on the keyboard in order to determine how to set the key layout
- Create mockups of potential animations in order to determine the number of frames/framerate needed